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RAND Review

Vol. 27, No. 1, Spring 2003

by Paul G. Shekelle, Margaret A. Maglione, Sally C. Morton, Paul K. Davis, Brian Michael Jenkins, Susan J. Bodilly, Brian Gill, Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Jacob W. Dembosky, et al.

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The cover story illuminates the debate about the safety and efficacy of the herb ephedra. Another story highlights the contrasting lessons learned by different educational interventions. A third story outlines a “systems approach” to counterterrorism. Smaller articles discuss the role of domestic abuse in marital breakups, the inadequacy of existing early-warning systems to safeguard the public health, and the dangers to society of “weapons of mass creation,” which are associated with genetic manipulation.

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